Great Britain Cycling Team Medal History Great Britain Cycling Team Medal History Navigation: Evie Richards - Under-23 women's race UCI Track Cycling World Championships Gold Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins - Madison Silver Sir Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doull, Andy Tennant, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Jon Dibben - Team pursuit Bronze Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Ciara Horne and Elinor Barker - Team pursuit UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Gold Dame Sarah Storey - C5 3km pursuit Neil Fachie (piloted by Peter Mitchell) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Neil Fachie (piloted by Peter Mitchell) - Tandem B Sprint Kadeena Cox - C4 500m time trial Jody Cundy/Louis Rolfe/Jon-Allan Butterworth - Mixed Team Sprint Jody Cundy - C4 1000m time trial Megan Giglia - C3 500m time trial Megan Giglia - C3 3km pursuit Silver Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Sophie Thornhill (

piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B Sprint Jon-Allan Butterworth - C5 1000m time trial Dame Sarah Storey - C4/5 Scratch Race Dame Sarah Storey - C5 500m time trial Jon Gildea - C4/5 Scratch Race Bronze Louis Rolfe - C2 1000m time trial Crystal Lane - C5 500m time trial Lora Turnham (piloted by Corrine Hall) - Tandem B pursuit James Ball (piloted by Craig Maclean - Tandem B Sprint UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships Gold Dame Sarah Storey - C5 individual pursuit Dame Sarah Storey - C5 road race Dame Sarah Storey - C5 time trial Kadeena Cox - C4/5 500m time trial Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Lora Turnham (piloted by Corrine Hall) - Tandem B pursuit Steve Bate (piloted by Adam Duggleby) - Tandem B pursuit Steve Bate (piloted by Adam Duggleby) - Tand

em B time trial Megan Giglia - C3 individual pursuit Karen Darke - H1-3 time trial Jody Cundy - C4/5 1000m time trial Jody Cundy/Louis Rolfe/Jon-Allan Butterworth - Mixed team sprint Silver David Stone - T1/2 time trial Neil Fachie (piloted by Peter Mitchell) - Tandem B 100m time trial Crystal Lane - C5 individual pursuit Bronze Crystal Lane - C5 road race Steve Bate (piloted by Adam Duggleby) - Tandem B road race Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B pursuit Louis Rolfe - C2 individual pursuit Lora Turnham (piloted by Corrine Hall) - Tandem B time trial David Stone - T1/2 road race UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Gold Rachel Atherton - Elite women’s downhill Danny Hart - Elite men’s downhill Silver Laurie Greenland - Elite men’s downhill Bronze Luke Cryer - Elite men’s four cross UCI Road World Championships UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Gold Dame Sarah Storey - C5 time trial Dame Sarah Storey - C5 road race UCI Mountain Bike

 Championships Rachel Atherton - Elite women’s downhill Laurie Greenland - Junior men’s downhill Silver Manon Carpenter - Elite women’s downhill Evie Richards - Junior women’s cross-country Bronze Grant Ferguson - Under-23 men’s cross-country Josh Bryceland - Elite men’s downhill UCI Road World Championships Lizzie Armitstead - Elite women’s road race UCI Track Cycling World Championships Silver Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott - Team pursuit Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull, Andy Tennant - Team pursuit UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Gold Jody Cundy - C4 1000m time trial Neil Fachie (piloted by Peter Mitchell) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Neil Fachie (piloted by Peter Mitchell) - Tandem B sprint Dame Sarah Storey - C5 500m time trial Sarah Storey - C5 3km pursuit Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B sprint Silver Crystal Lane - C5 500m

 time trial Bronze Crystal Lane - C4-5 scratch race 2014 Sir Bradley Wiggins – Elite men’s time trial UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Gold Dame Sarah Storey - C5 individual pursuit Dame Sarah Storey - C1-5 scratch race Jody Cundy - C4 kilo Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Rachel James) - B/VI kilo Sophie Thornhill (piloted by Rachel James) - B/VI sprint Neil Fachie (piloted by Pete Mitchell) - B/VI kilo Neil Fachie (piloted by Pete Mitchell) - B/VI sprint Silver Jon Allan Butterworth - C5 Kilo Bronze Dame Sarah Storey - C5 500m time trial Jon Allan Butterworth - C5 Individual pursuit UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Gold Dame Sarah Storey - C5 road race Dame Sarah Storey - C5 time trial Lora Turnham (piloted by Corrine Hall) - B/VI road race Silver David Stone - T2 road race Karen Darke - H3 time trial Bronze David Stone - T2 time trial Karen Darke - H3 road race Lora Turnham (piloted by Corrine Hall)

 - B/VI time trial 2013 Mark Cavendish - Men’s road race Lucy Garner - Junior women’s road race Silver Elinor Barker - Junior women’s time trial Bradley Wiggins - Men’s time trial Bronze Andy Fenn - Under-23 men’s road race Emma Pooley, - Women’s time trial UCI BMX World Championships Shanaze Reade - Elite women’s time trial Silver UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Gold Danny Hart – Elite men’s downhill Manon Carpenter - Junior women’s downhill Silver Annie Last - Under-23 women’s cross-country Rachel Atherton – Elite women’s downhill Fionn Griffiths – Elite women’s four cross UCI Track Cycling World Championships Gold Dani King, Laura Trott, Wendy Houvenaghel - Team pursuit Jason Kenny - Sprint* Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish - Team sprint Matt Crampton, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny - Team sprint* Bronze Steven Burke, Sam Harrison, Peter Kennaugh, Andy Tennant - Team pursuit Victoria Pendleton - Sprint *elevated one place following the back-dated suspension of Gregory Bauge (Fra) UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Gold Craig Maclean (piloted by Neil Fachie) - T

andem B sprint Darren Kenny - C3 1000m time trial Jody Cundy - C4 1000m time trial Jon-Allan Butterworth - C5 1000m Time Trial Neil Fachie (piloted by Craig MacLean) – Tandem B 1000m time trial Darren Kenny - C3 3km pursuit Sarah Storey - C5 500m time trial Sarah Storey - C5 3km pursuit Terry Byrne, Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny - C1-5 team sprint Silver Anthony Kappes (piloted by Barney Storey) - Tandem B sprint Rik Wadden - C3 1000m time trial Terry Byrne - C4 1000m time trial Anthony Kappes (piloted by Barney Storey) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Shaun McKeown - C3 3km pursuit Jody Cundy - C4 4km pursuit Aileen McGlynn (piloted by Helen Scott) - Tandem B 1000m time trial Lora Turnham (piloted by Fiona Duncan

) - Tandem B 3km pursuit Bronze Rik Wadden - C3 3km pursuit UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Gold Sarah Storey - C5 Road race Sarah Storey - C5 Time trial Bronze Karen Darke - H2 road race Karen Darke - H2 time trial Rachel Morris - H3 road race Crystal Lane - C5 road race 2010 Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny, Matt Crampton - Team sprint Shanaze Reade, Victoria Pendleton - Team Sprint Lizzie Armitstead - Scratch race Victoria Pendleton, - 500 metre TT Chris Newton - Points race UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Gold Steve Peat - Elite men’s downhill Silver Tracy Moseley - Elite women downhill Bronze Danny Hart - Junior men’s downhill UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Gold Barney Storey (piloted by Neil Fachie) - BVI sprint Darren Kenny - CP3 3km pursuit Mark Bristow - LC1 1000m time trial Jody Cundy - LC2 1000m time trial Barney Storey (piloted by Neil Fachie) - BVI 1000m time trial Darren Kenny - CP3 

1000m time trial Sarah Storey - LC1 500m time trial Sarah Storey - LC1 3km pursuit Ellen Hunter and Aileen McGlynn - BVI 1000m time trial Silver Rik Waddon - CP3 3km pursuit Rik Waddon - CP3 1000m Time Trial Dave Readle and Simon Jackson - BVI 1000m time trial Bronze Ellen Hunter & Aileen McGlynn - BVI 3km pursuit UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Gold Sarah Storey - LC1 road race Sarah Storey - LC1 time trial Darren Kenny - CP3 road race Silver Aileen McGlynn (piloted by Ellen Hunter) - BVI time trial David Stone - CP2 time trial Bronze Lora Turnham (piloted by Becki Rimmington) - BVI road race Darren Kenny - CP3 time trial 2008 Darren Kenny - Men's individual road race LC3/LC4/CP3 Rachel Morris - Women's individual time trial HC A/HC B/HC C David Stone – Mixed individual road race CP 1/CP 2 David Stone - Mixed individual time trial CP 1

/CP 2 Sarah Storey - Women's individual time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 Mark Bristow - Individual 1 km time trial LC1 Jody Cundy - Individual 1 km time trial LC2 Simon Richardson - Ind.

1 km time trial LC3–4 Simon Richardson - Individual pursuit LC3–4 Darren Kenny - Individual pursuit CP3 Darren Kenny - Individual 1 km time trial CP3 Anthony Kappes/Barney Storey - Tandem 1 km time trial B&VI Anthony Kappes/Barney Storey - Tandem men's sprint (B&VI 1-3) Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny, Mark Bristow - Men's team sprint (LC1-4\CP3/4) Sarah Storey - Individual pursuit LC1-2/CP 4 Aileen McGlynn/Ellen Hunter - Individual 1 km time trial B&VI Aileen McGlynn/Ellen Hunter - Individual pursuit B&VI Silver Darren Kenny - Men’s individual TT CP3 Simon Richardson - Men's individual time trial LC3 Rik Waddon - Ind. 1 km time trial CP3 Olympic Games Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008 - Wikinews, the free news source Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008 From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! This is the stable version , checked on 25 February 2009.

Template/file changes await review. Accuracy Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Other stories from the 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008 is the 7th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. Contents Highlights Men's 200-meter individual medley Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics with a world-record time of 1:54.23 in the final of the men's 200m individual medley. The gold puts him one gold medal away from Mark Spitz 's individual record of seven gold medals at a single Olympiad, set at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was also his sixth world record, also one short of a single-Olympiad record set by Spitz as well. Hungarian László Cseh won the silver medal with a time of 1:56.52, an European record. Cseh out-touched American Ryan Lochte , the bronze medal winner, by 0.01 seconds (1:56.53).

The previous world record time was 1:54.80, set by Phelps at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebrasha. Men's 50m freestyle In the first semifinal of the men's 50m freestyle, Cesar Cielo Filho set a new Olympic record with a time of 21.34 seconds, 0.12 seconds ahead of the previous Olympic record and 0.06 seconds behind the current world record. "It was a great race. The 50m is so fast and it was my best-ever race," said Filho after the race. 'I'm in lane four [in the final]. I'll just do my best and focus on my own race and will touch the wall with my best performance." Women's 200m breaststroke American Rebecca Soni net a new world record and won the gold medal in the final of the women's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:20.22.

Leisel Jones , who was representing Australia , took the silver medal, while Sara Nordenstam finished in third place with a time of 2:23.02, less than one second behind Jones' time of 2:22.05. Women's 75kg weightlifting The Chinese Cao Lei set a new world record and won the gold medal women's 75kg weightlifting. Her score of 282 beat the competitor who took the silver medal by sixteen points. "I was excited and overjoyed because I won the seventh gold medal for Chinese weightlifting," she said, after the event. Men's individual pursuit British Bradley Wiggins set a new Olympic record in qualifying round of the men's individual pursuit with a time of 4:15.031 and an average speed of 56.463 km/h. Hayden Roulston, who was representing New Zealand, finished in second place, while Alexei Markov finished in third place with a time of 4:21.498. Women's artistic gymnastics individual all-around American Nastia Liukin won the gold medal in the women's individual all-around in artistic gymnastics.

She is the daughter of former Soviet Union gymnast Valeri Liukin , who won a gold medal at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Her total score was 63.325: 15.025 in vault, 16.650 in uneven bars, 16.125 in balance beam and 15.525 in floor exercise. Her scores at balance beam and floor exercise were the top scores for the individual all-around competition. Her American teammate, Shawn Johnson , won the silver medal with a total score of 62.725. Johnson had the top score in the vault, with a score of 15.875. Chinese gymnast Yang Yilin won the bronze medal with a total score of 61.925. Yang had the top score in the uneven bars, with a score of 16.725. Medal Table Cycling - Road | New Zealand Olympic Team The competitive sport of cycling includes track, mountain biking, BMX and road cycling. Qualifying - the Road to Rio The competitive sport of cycling includes track, mountain biking, BMX and road cycling.

Qualifying - the Road to Rio Qualification to secure spots at the Olympic Games is based around the number of qualifying points earned in the 2 years prior to the Games, at the UCI World Cups, World Championships and other qualifying events or major road races and world championships designated by the UCI for road cycling. The New Zealand cycling team selections for the road riders to Rio will be announced in July 2016. Rio 2016 Cycling “Our planning, preparations and hard work since London have been aimed fully with Rio 2016 in mind.

We have a goal of five medals across all our disciplines of track, road, mountain bike and BMX for Rio, which is a big target given that New Zealand cycling has only won eight Olympic medals in its history, and the most won at any single Games was three medals at London in 2012.” – Mark Elliott, High Performance Director, Cycling New Zealand Road cycling Encompasses both the individual time trial and the road race: Individual time trial for both Men and Women - Pontal Women race one lap 29.8km -10 August Men race two 29.8km laps -10 August Road Race - Flamengo Park (taking in Copacabana) Women race 130.3km - 6 August Men race 256.4km - 7 August The Stars of Cycling The Olympic Games draw the best in professional road riders with the likes of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. Did you know? Just like spandex stops chaffing, leg shaving also serves a purpose – it makes getting gravel out of injuries and applying ointment much easier, and it also makes massage less difficult for the massage therapist. Solid back wheels on track and road bikes reduce wind drag.

France, with 73 medals, is the most successful Olympic cycling nation. The best all-time performing cyclist at the Olympic Games is British cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, who added to his tally at the 2012 London Games to make it six gold medals in total. On average, a pro-cyclist can ride around 40,000km a year. That’s the same distance it would take to go from Los Angeles to New York City 10 times.

Total Olympic Cycling Medals 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze GOLD 2004 Athens - Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit (Sarah Ulmer) SILVER 2008 Beijing - Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit (Hayden Roulston) 2012 London - Women’s BMX (Sarah Walker) BRONZE 1992 Barcelona - Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit (Gary Anderson) 2008 Beijing - Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit (Jesse Sergent, Westley Gough, Sam Bewley), (Marc Ryan, Hayden Roulston) 2012 London - Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit (Jesse Sergent, Westley Gough, Sam Bewley), (Marc Ryan, Aaron Gate) 2012 London - Men’s Keirin (Simon van Velthooven) Note: Bruce Biddle initially finished 4th in the Road Race at the Munich Games in 1972 and was subsequently confirmed with 3rd place following a positive drug test of the original bronze medalist Spaniard Jaime

 Huelamo.

As Biddle was not drug tested at the time, the IOC has been unable to award him the bronze medal. Cycling Terminology Draft: To ride closely behind a competitor, saving energy by using that racer as a windbreak. Flyer: A surprise attack, usually by a solo rider. Peloton: The main group of riders; also called the pack, bunch or field. Pole line: The innermost line on the velodrome surface used to measure the length of the track; also called the measuring line. Repechage: A round (usually in sprint competitions) in which losers of previous heats race against each other to gain re-entry into the competition. Sprinter’s line: A red line which marks the outside edge of the sprinter’s lane. Time trial: A race in which riders start individually and race against the clock. Timeline 1817 - First bicycle introduced as a mode of transport in Germany. 1891 - First major competition event (Paris-Brest-Paris) held. Soon after velodromes were built in many cities throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. 1896 - Cycling was included in the first modern Olympic Games and has been at every summer Olympic Games since.

1903 - Tour de France began, cycling’s most famous race. 1970s - Off-road mountain biking began about the same time as BMX, now both Olympic cycling disciplines. 1996 - Mountain biking debuted at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. 2008 - BMX racing was added to the Olympic programme in Beijing. 2012 - Women competed in the same full programme of events as men for the first time at the London Olympic Games. BBC SPORT | Olympics | Team GB | Team GB for Beijing Team GB for Beijing Which British athletes have made it to Beijing? On this page you can find the names of every athlete competing on behalf of Team GB at the 2008 Olympic Games. All athletes had to be nominated to the British Olympic Association by their sport's governing body, then officially selected by the BOA in order to take up their places. Watch our fruit shoot with GB archers Charlotte Burgess and Alan Wills Men Larry Godfrey, Simon Terry, Alan Wills Women Charlotte Burgess, Naomi Folkard, Alison Williamson Team GB has the maximum of six archers in its squad for Beijing.

Alison Williamson is heading to her fifth Olympics, having won bronze in Athens, while both Wills and Terry are ranked in the world's top 10. Expect the British archers to challenge for both team and individual medals.

UK Athletics performance direct Dave Collins on GB's Beijing medals target Men 100m: Simeon Williamson, Craig Pickering, Tyrone Edgar 200m: Marlon Devonish, Christian Malcolm, Alex Nelson 400m: Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele 800m: Michael Rimmer 1500m: Andy Baddeley, Tom Lancashire 5000m: Mo Farah 110m hurdles: Allan Scott, Andy Turner High jump: Martyn Bernard, Germaine Mason, Tom Parsons Pole vault: Steve Lewis Long jump: Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson Triple jump: Phillips Idowu, Larry Achike, Nathan Douglas Decathlon: Daniel Awde 4x100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Tyrone Edgar, Rikki Fifton, Craig Pickering, Simeon Williamson 4x400m: Michael Bingham, Richard Buck, Dale Garland, Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele, Rob Tobin Women 100m: Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwakye 200m: Emily Freeman 400m: Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu

, Nicola Sanders 800m: Jenny Meadows, Marilyn Okoro, Jemma Simpson 1500m: Lisa Dobriskey, Susan Scott, Stephanie Twell 5000m: Jo Pavey 10000m: Jo Pavey, Kate Reed 3000m steeplechase: Helen Clitheroe, Barbara Parker Marathon: Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi, Liz Yelling 100m hurdles: Sarah Claxton 4x100m: Emma Ania, Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwayke, Ashlee Nelson, Anyika Onuora, Laura Turner 4x400m: Vicki Barr, Donna Fraser, Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders GB ATHLETES ON 606 I haven't yet thrown as far as I think I can - the momentum's been building all year and I'm trying to keep a lid on it until August Goldie Sayers, javelin UK Athletics only named one male 100m runner prior to the High Court ruling on Dwain Chambers' attempt to overturn his Olympic ban.

Once Chambers lost his appeal, Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar were named in the final team. Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe's participation is threatened by a stress fracture in her left thigh - she has been named but is allowed to pull out and be replaced at any time before the event. Robertson and Emms took silver at the Athens 2004 mixed doubles Singles Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg Athens mixed doubles silver medallist Nathan Robertson has been included in Britain's six-strong Olympic squad after overcoming an ankle injury. Robertson will again partner Gail Emms in Beijing, Donna Kellogg and Anthony Clark compete in the mixed doubles, and Tracey Hallam and Andrew Smith play in the singles. OLYMPICS BLOG When Nathan and I play our best, we are awesome and we are the best in the world Gail Emms Robertson and Emms, ranked sixth in the world, won the mixed doubles world title in 2006 beating Kellogg and Clark in the final. Inside Sport meets GB's boxing medal contenders Super-heavyweight: David Price Flyweight: Khalid Yafai After their best ever Olympic qualification campaign, Britain will have seven boxers in Beijing.

Lightweight world champion Frankie Gavin was ruled out at the last minute after failing to make it down to the 60kg limit. But light-welterweight Bradley Saunders, bantamweight Joe Murray and light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries also qualified places for Beijing at the World Amateur Championships in Chicago last year. Three more fighters - welterweight Billy Joe Saunders, flyweight Khalid Yafai and middleweight James Degale - earned their places during February's qualifying tournament in Italy. Super-heavyweight David Price made it through the final qualifying tournament, in Athens, to complete the team. Campbell Walsh's guide to kayaking Flatwater Anna Hemmings and Jessica Walker (K2 500) Slalom Fiona Pennie (K1) David Florence (C1) Medal hopes are high for Tim Brabants, the bronze medallist at the Sydney Games in 2000 and 2008 European champion, who competes in the K1 500m and 1000m. Lucy Wainwright (K1 500m) will take part in her second Olympic Games.

Jess Walker and Anna Hemmings (K2 500m) were added to the British flatwater team in July. OLYMPICS BLOG We're a pretty new crew, we only started racing together at the end of April, so I feel like every time we race we're improving Anna Hemmings A Scottish trio will paddle for GB in the slalom - Athens silver medallist Campbell Walsh will go for Beijing gold having won the first major international title of his career, the 2008 European title.. Fiona Pennie was a silver medallist at the 2006 Worlds, and David Florence fought off Stuart McIntosh to claim the C1 place. Rebecca Romero (Individual Pursuit and Points Race) Jamie Staff (Team Sprint) Bradley Wiggins (Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit and Madison) Wendy Houvenaghel (Women's Individual Pursuit) OLYMPICS BLOG I can't wait to see Cav team up with Bradley Wiggins in the madison out in Beijing Chris Hoy Britain is the only nation to secure places in all track events for Beijing, and expectations will be sky high after a dominant performance at the World Championships.

Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Rebecca Romero will spearhead the Olympic challenge. They helped GB to gold in eight of the 10 Olympic events at the Worlds, in Manchester. Shanaze Reade is women's BMX world champion and expected to star in the sport's Olympic debut. Jane Gregory (Lucky Star) Emma Hindle (Lancet) Equestrian Team GBR will have a full complement of eventing, show jumping and dressage riders in Beijing. World eventing champion Zara Phillips pulled out after her horse, Toytown, was injured. A similar fate befell Lucy Wiegersma after her horse, Shaabrak, suffered a minor setback during training. Daisy Dick, riding Spring Along, and Tina Cook on Miners Frolic have been named as replacements. The other eventers are William Fox-Pitt, Sharon Hunt and Mary King. Ellen Whitaker missed the show jumping selection process following injury to her horse, Locarno 62. Her uncles, Olympic veterans John and Michael Whitaker, have been selected alongside Ben Maher and Tim Stockdale, who both make their Olympic debuts.

Laura Bechtolsheimer, Jane Gregory and Emma Hindle make up the GB dressage team. Becky Downie (above) and Beth Tweddle are stars of the GB team Women Beth Tweddle, Becky Downie, Marissa King, Hannah Whelan, Imogen Cairns, Rebecca Wing, Claire Wright Men Louis Smith, Daniel Keatings GB's women have secured a team place and six individual places. Beth Tweddle will compete in her second Olympics and she'll be joined by new British champion Becky Downie, Marissa King, Hannah Whelan, Imogen Cairns and Rebecca Wing. Laura Jones was originally selected to compete, but made way for Cairns when she suffered a slipped disc, forcing her to withdraw from the team. Seven-time British champion Claire Wright will be Britain's sole representative in the trampoline. There will also be interest in the men's competition, with Louis Smith heading to Beijing after winning world bronze on the pommel horse. His training partner Daniel Keatings gained the nod for GB's other men's place. Sam Weale, Nick Woodbridge Britain will send the maximum quota of two women and two men to Beijing.

Katy Livingston and Heather Fell both sealed their places at May's World Championships in Hungary, while Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge make up the men's team. Britain has a strong tradition in women's modern pentathlon, with the likes of Georgina Harland, Steph Cook and Kate Allenby winning half the medals on offer since the sport was introduced to the Games in 2000. Livingston and Fell are both genuine medal contenders in 2008. It is 12 years since GB sent male modern pentathletes to a Games - Weale and Woodbridge exceeded expectations by qualifying and are less likely to reach the podium.

Katherine Grainger talks to Olympic Dreams Men's crews Four: Tom James, Steve Williams, Peter Reed, Andy Triggs Hodge Eight: Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Egington, Josh West, Alastair Heathcote, Matt Langridge, Colin Smith, Acer Nethercott (cox) Pair: Tom Solesbury, Robin Bourne-Taylor Single scull: Alan Campbell Double scull: Matt Wells, Stephen Rowbotham Lightweight double scull: Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter Lightweight four: Richard Chambers, James Lindsay-Fynn, Paul Mattick, James Clarke Women's crews Eight Carla Ashford, Jess Eddie, Katie Greves, Natasha Howard, Alison Knowles, Natasha Page, Beth Rodford, Sarah Winckless, Caroline O'Connor (cox) Pair: Louisa Reeve, Olivia Whitlam Quad scull: Annie Vernon, Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton, Katherine Grainger Double scull: Elise Laverick, Anna Bebington Lightweight double scull: Helen Casey, Hester Goodsell GB ATHLETES ON 606 Frances Houghton Britain has qualified boats in 12 of the 14 classes.

The flagship men's coxless four will be out to retain the gold medal they won in dramatic fashion when Matthew Pinsent was part of the crew in 2004. Katherine Grainger has vowed to lead Great Britain to their first women's Olympic rowing gold medal - her quadruple scull crew has won the last three World Championships. GB sailor Sarah Ayton's 'pillow talk' Finn: Ben Ainslie Yngling - women's keelboat: Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson 49er - skiff: Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes Laser - men's one person dinghy: Paul Goodison Star: Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson RS:X - men's windsurfer: Nick Dempsey RS:X - women's windsurfer: Bryony Shaw 470 - men's two person dinghy: Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield 470 - women's two person dinghy: Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark Tornado - multihull: Leigh McMillan and Will Howden Laser Radial: Penny Clark Hopes will be high for another strong Olympic showing, with GB qualifying in all relevant categories.

GB ATHLETES ON 606 We've learnt a lot of lessons and are much better sailors than 12 months ago Stevie Morrison, 49er In January, the Royal Yachting Association announced Ben Ainslie had beaten rival Ed Wright for the Finn place. Ainslie is hoping to claim a third Olympic gold medal, having won the Finn class at the 2004 Games, and the Laser class in Sydney four years earlier. Penny Clark was the final team member to be selected, seeing off Charlotte Dobson, Andrea Brewster and Lizzie Vickers in the battle for the Laser Radial spot. Faulds, the lone Olympic veteran in the GB team, won gold at Sydney Men's double trap: Richard Faulds, Steve Scott Men's 50m prone rifle/50m rifle three positions/air rifle: Jon Hammond Women's trap: Charlotte Kerwood Women's skeet: Elena Little Of the five GB shooters competing in Beijing, four will make their Olympic debuts. Lone Olympic veteran and Sydney 2000 gold medallist Richard Faulds competes in the men's double trap with Steve Scott.

Charlotte Kerwood, who won Commonwealth Games gold medals in 2002 and 2006, takes part in the women's trap. GB ATHLETES ON 606 I feel like it's all going well - I just don't want to peak too soon Charlotte Kerwood Elena Little competes in the women's skeet, and Jon Hammond will enter the men's 50m prone rifle, 50m rifle three positions and air rifle.

BOA video diary: Synchronised swimming Men 50m freestyle: Mark Foster (University of Bath) 200m freestyle: Ross Davenport (Loughborough University); Robert Renwick (City of Aberdeen) 400m freestyle: David Carry (City of Aberdeen); Dean Milwain (Loughborough) 1500m freestyle: David Davies (Loughborough, pictured); Richard Charlesworth (Hatfield) 100m backstroke: Liam Tancock (Loughborough); Gregor Tait (City of Edinburgh) 200m backstroke: Gregor Tait (City of Edinburgh), James Goddard (Loughborough) 100m breaststroke: Chris Cook (City of Newcastle); Kristopher Gilchrist (City of Edinburgh) 200m breaststroke: Kristopher Gilchrist (City of Edinburgh); James Kirton (City of Sheffield) 100m butterfly: Michael Rock (Stockport Metro); Todd Cooper (Stirling) 200m butterfly: Michael Rock (Stockport Metro) 200m individual medley: James Goddard, Liam Tancock (both Loughborough) 

400m individual medley: Thomas Haffield (City of Cardiff); Euan Dale (Loughborough) 4x200m freestyle relay: Ross Davenport (Loughborugh), Robert Renwick (City of Aberdeen), David Carry (City of Aberdeen), Andrew Hunter (Stirling); Ben Hockin (Swansea Performance) 4x100m freestyle relay: Simon Burnett, Adam Brown Women 50m freestyle: Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) 100m freestyle: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) 200m freestyle: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion) 400m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion); Jo Jackson (Derwentside) 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion), Cassie Patten (Stockport Metro) 100m backstroke: Gemma Spofforth (Portsmouth Northsea); Elizabeth Simmonds (Lincoln Vulcans) 200m backstroke: Gemma Spofforth

 (Portsmouth Northsea); Elizabeth Simmonds (Lincoln Vulcans) 100m breaststroke: Kate Haywood (Loughborough); Kirsty Balfour (City of Edinburgh) 200m breaststroke: Kirsty Balfour (City of Edinburgh) 100m butterfly: Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool); Jemma Lowe (Borough of Stockton) 200m butterfly: Jemma Lowe (Borough of Stockton); Ellen Gandy (Beckenham) 200m individual medley: Hannah Miley (Garioch); Keri-Anne Payne (Stockport Metro) 400m individual medley: Hannah Miley (Garioch); Keri-Anne Payne (Stockport Metro) 4x100m freestyle relay: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool); Julia Beckett (Loughborough); Jessica Sylvester (Nova Centurion) 4x200m freestyle relay: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough), Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion); Jo Jackson (Derwentside); Mel Marshall (Loughborough

), Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) 10km open water: Cassie Patten, Keri-Anne Payne, David Davies Diving - individual Men's Springboard (3m): Ben Swain Men's Platform (10m): Tom Daley, Pete Waterfield Women's Springboard (3m): Rebecca Gallantree Women's Platform (10m): Tonia Couch, Stacie Powell Diving - synchro pairs Men's Springboard (3m): Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker Men's Platform (10m): Tom Daley and Blake Aldridge Women's Springboard (3m): Hayley Sage and Tandi Gerrard Women's Platform (10m): Stacie Powell and Tonia Couch Synchronised swimming: Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall The GB swimming squad for Beijing was announced after the British Championships in Sheffield.

Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock, and Rebecca Adlington put in record-breaking performances at April's World Short Course Championships, held in Manchester, to spark hopes of an impressive Olympic medal haul. Veteran swimmer Mark Foster, who did not meet GB's selection criteria for the 2004 Games, will be keen to earn his first Olympic medal in Beijing. GB ATHLETES ON 606 It's important to stay relaxed and not get too wound up, it can only go wrong from here on in David Davies In the 10km open water swimming, GB women Cassie Patten and Keri-Anne Payne qualified for Beijing at May's world championships in Seville, as did David Davies for the men. Britain's divers secured places in all four of the synchro teams (3m and 10m in men's and women's), as well as six spots in the individual events. There will be British synchronised swimmers at the Olympics for the first time since 1992 after Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall made it through the qualification process in the duet event.

But there is no GB water polo team for Beijing, though it is hoped the team will be good enough to compete in 2012. Back to top NO GB REPRESENTATION Baseball - The GB men's second place at the European Championships won them entry into the Olympic qualifying tournament in Taiwan in March. However, a lack of funding forced the team to withdraw and ended their hopes of playing in Beijing. Basketball - There will be no British representation in Beijing, but plans to enter men's and women's teams for the London Games in 2012 are progressing well. GB ATHLETES ON 606 There is still so much more that needs to be done if we are to be successful at London 2012 Huw Goodwin, handball Football - England's women had hoped to be able to compete as part of Team GB in Beijing, but football's world governing body Fifa blocked the plan. There has also been opposition to proposals from the British Olympic Association to enter men's and women's teams at the London Olympics in 2012.

Handball - There will be no British handball team in Beijing, but plans are already under way to put together a team good enough to compete at London 2012. GB ATHLETES ON 606 I've just got to focus on 2012, train really hard, improve my world ranking and go for the medal Paul Drinkhall, table tennis Softball - Britain will not have a softball team in Beijing. The sport will be making its final appearance at the Olympics before being dropped from the schedule. Table tennis - Young star Paul Drinkhall failed to reach the Olympics at the final world qualifying tournament in May, so GB will not be presented at the Beijing table tennis event - although Kelly Sibley has earned a berth on the list of reserves. Volleyball - Beach volleyball pair Denise Johns and Lucy Boulton are looking to London 2012 having missed out on Beijing, and there will be no British representation in the indoor volleyball tournaments. Wrestling - No British freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestlers have qualified for Beijing.

Chris Hoy - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN Team sprint: 1st (2002, 2005), 2nd (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008), 3rd (2001, 2003, 2004) Kilometer: 1st (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007), 3e (2005) Keirin: 1st (2007, 2008) The Flying Scotsman The thundering thighs of Chris Hoy have powered the Scotsman to the unique feat of being the first track cyclist to have held world titles in all four sprint events while his twenty world or Olympic medals make him a global colossus. He is a key part of an ultra-competitive British cycling team that took nine titles at the 2008 world championships in Manchester with individual titles in the sprint (seen as the top track event) and keirin and silver in the team sprint gold.

The team also includes Tour de France men Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, as well as world champion cyclist Rebecca Romero who make the successful switch from rowing to cycling not to mention the equally fancied Victoria Pendleton. Hoy is aiming for a personal tally of three titles at the Beijing Games and if the 32-year-old from Edinburgh can maintain his Manchester form, he is certain to be close to the winning pace. Brit Grit Hoy began competitive cycling at just seven-years-old and was once Scottish champion. He was also a British junior rowing silver medallist in the coxless pairs and a handy rugby union schools player. By the time he turned 18, he was a member of the renowned Edinburgh track club and a member of Britain's national squad two years later in 1996. Since then there has been a veritable flood of medals, the first a silver in the 1999 world team pursuit, followed by an Olympic silver at Sydney 2000 in the same event. He went to the Athens Games in 2004 as world kilometre champion and added the Olympic crown in a world record time.

Unfortunately the kilometre is no longer an Olympic event, forcing Hoy to move over to keirin in 2007, where he immediately won a world gold, and sprint in 2008 where he surpassed his expectations of a top-four finish by snatching the world title. The sprint was a tough learning curve and in his quarter-final against Theo Bos he lost the first leg after losing sight of the Dutchman, but says his German coach Jan van Eijden, who won his own world sprint crown in 2000, is helping matters. "I now have tactical awareness to go with my speed. I made a couple of mistakes in earlier rounds, but the confidence I get from having the best coaches - guys who have been there and done it before - is amazing." Tactics are also a factor in the keirin where he prefers to ride out front in the physically tough discipline to avoid the shouldering and neutralise attacks. France will again be favourites to take the team sprint at Beijing and the Netherlands will also be a threat, but Hoy's sheer grit and determination may give Britain the edge.

Results Top 10 Olympic cycling Team GB moments Top 10 Olympic cycling Team GB moments Navigation: Images by Getty Team GB have had many incredible moments at the Olympic Games over the years; we celebrate 10 magical memories ahead of Rio 2016. Cooke and the women riders in Beijing When Nicole Cooke won gold in the women’s road race in Beijing, it was a historic victory; a culmination of 10 years hard work by the Welsh rider – not only as a cyclist but in her tireless efforts to improve the status of women and girls’ cycling. That hard-earned gold medal, won on the rain-soaked climbs underneath the Great Wall of China, was the first Olympic cycling medal won by a woman for Great Britain; but it would be far from the last. 2008 saw an explosion in women’s cycling talent in the Great Britain squad, with Rebecca Romero, Wendy Houvenaghel and Victoria Pendleton winning medals on the track and Emma Pooley backing up her support role to Cooke in the road race with a silver medal in the time trial.

By the time 2012 arrived and the likes of Lizzie Armitstead and Laura Trott became international cycling superstars, it was easy to forget what a breakthrough the previous Olympics had been for British female cyclists; pioneered by the uncompromising brilliance of Nicole Cooke. Wiggins on his throne Sir Bradley Wiggins was already having a bumper year in 2012 before the Olympic Games in London got underway, but it was his golden victory in the men’s time trial that affirmed his legendary status. Wiggins already had six track cycling medals from three previous Olympics but it was this time trial, his first outing in a road event that captured the British public’s imagination. Sat on a golden throne, rather than the usual plastic chair, reserved for the fastest finisher, looking cool as a cucumber with a haircut and sideburns any mod would be proud of, Wiggins winning moment became one of the iconic images of the 2012 Games.

Add in the quiet presence of bronze medallist Chris Froome and the Olympic moment becomes nearly as memorable for being the last time anyone can remember the three-time Tour de France winner coming third in anything… Chris Hoy’s final Olympic final Sir Chris Hoy already had four Olympic gold medals going into 2012 but the emotional outpouring from the rider and the gathered British crowds showed just what these final two record-breaking golds meant. Hoy won his first gold medal at the Athens Games in the 1km time trial, but it was in Beijing that the Scottish rider became unbeatable, taking the title in the men’s keirin, sprint and team sprint. Two gold medals in London made Hoy the most successful British Olympian of all time but it was seeing how much the achievement meant to the mild-mannered rider, and his mother in the crowd who couldn’t bear to watch, that made Hoy’s final trip to the top of the podium such a special moment. Chris Boardman In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Chris Boardman arrived as an out of work 23-year-old carpenter from the Wirral and left as an Olympic champion.

Winning Great Britain’s first cycling gold medal since Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan won the tandem race in 1920, Boardman also made headlines for his unique British-made Lotus Superbike bike. Boardman did not even have to complete the whole race, catching his opponent, reigning world champion Jens Lehmann with a lap to spare and in doing so changed his own fortunes and kick-started the modern British love affair with cycling. Laura Trott Laura Trott burst onto the Olympic scene in 2012 winning, along with her teammates Dani King and Joanna Rowsell, the inaugural women’s team pursuit Olympic title and breaking three world records on their way to gold. The then 20-year-old Trott went on the win the gold medal in the women’s omnium, snatching victory in the sixth and final event from American rider Sarah Hammer. Trott optimised the spirit of the London Games, her pure joy and surprise at her performance captured the feeling in the UK, as the sun-soaked capitol hosted a phenomenal Games that no one could have seen coming. Team Pursuits across the generations The Great Britain Cycling Team has won a medal in 16 Olympic team pursuit finals, out of a possible 24; an incredible record.

Countless British line-ups have beaten the world record on their way to one of those medals, including the quartet of Frank Southall and brothers Harry, Percy and Lewis Wyld, who beat the record by 9.2 seconds to set a time of 5:01.6 in 1920. Fast-forward to London 2012 and the quartet of Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke and Geraint Thomas set a new world record time of 3:51.659 in their ride to one of the British team’s seven gold medals from the games. Ed Clancy has been a member of the modern men’s pursuit squad on all five of the occasions they have set a new world beating mark; the first man will once again be leading out the squad in Rio and all signs indicate that they might just do it again… Queen Victoria says goodbye Victoria Pendleton had one gold medal to her credit already when she arrived at her second, and final Games in London. The sprinting superstar, already a nine-time world champion over the various sprint disciplines, cemented her place in history with a second gold at her home Games.

The victory made her the first British woman to win back to back gold medals in consecutive Olympiads; doing what so many other great athletes could not. Pendleton’s emotional farewell to the crowd, who showed her their appreciation for her years of sacrifice and dominance, was one of the most memorable and moving in Games’ history. 12 hours of madness Not in living memory, but certainly one of the most admirable performances in any Games since; Frederick Keeping was among the first riders to represent Great Britain in a cycling event, at the first Olympic Games in Athens 1896. A servant who worked at the British Embassy in Greece, Keeping was nearly barred from competing at the Games as he and fellow rider Edward Battell worked for a living, and were not gentlemen so could not be considered amateurs. The protests were overruled and Keeping went on to contest the 12 hour race, where riders rode as many laps of the track as they could in a 12 hour period.

Without the benefits of support cars, feed stations or even an enthusiastic crowd to sustain them, Keeping was the second of only two athletes to finish the gruelling race, covering 314.664km, only on lap behind the winner Adolf Schmal. Not the glorious podium finish awaiting modern riders, but Keeping had buckets of the grit and courage that we are so accustomed to seeing the Great Britain Cycling Team drawing on today; a ride worth remembering. Britannia Rules British riders have been a dominant force in track cycling for nearly a decade, but back in 2008 the emergence of Chris Hoy, Rebecca Romero and Jason Kenny was astonishing. The women’s individual pursuit gold medal final was contested between Romero, who was already making history for being the first British woman to compete in two different sports at the Olympic Games, and fellow Brit Wendy Houvenaghel. The gold went to Romero, making her the first British woman to win an Olympic title on the track, while Houvenaghel took the silver for the Great Britain team. 20-year-old Jason Kenny went against his teammate and already two-time gold medallist in Beijing, Chris Hoy, in the men’s sprint.

It was silver Kenny this time but it’s been gold ever since for the rider from Bolton. With individual medals for Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke, Ross Edgar, Chris Newton, Victoria Pendleton and the men’s team sprint and pursuit squads, it was the largest medal haul ever for the British team. Queally triumphs after near-fatal crash On the surface Jason Queally winning Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Sydney Olympics was an achievement in itself but accompanied by the fact that he had only returned to track cycling tentatively following a near fatal accident, then the achievement becomes all the more impressive. In 1996, Queally had nearly died in an accident at Meadowbank cycling track in Edinburgh when an 18-inch sliver of the wooden track entered his chest via his armpit. The accident, which required him to have 70 stitches, resulted in the British rider never cycling in a group race again, focussing instead on the sprints and time trial. Queally’s golden moment in Sydney was also an agonising one, as he watched three fellow competitors try, and fail, to beat his new Olympic record time before he could savour his gold. Related Articles

Question: Which British cyclist won the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Answer: BRADLEY WIGGINS